(Drummond’s Campion)
Silene drummondii ssp. striata, Upper Crystal Lake, Summit Co. 7407/7428
Silene drummondii ssp. striata, Upper Crystal Lake, Summit Co. 7384
Silene drummondii ssp. striata, Upper Crystal Lake, Summit Co. 7383
Silene drummondii ssp. striata, Upper Crystal Lake, Summit Co. 7431
| Scientific Name | Silene drummondii ssp. striata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SIDRS |
| Common Name | Drummond's Campion, Drummond's Catchfly | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 823655 |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae (Pink) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Montane to alpine (6500 to 13000 ft.); open, dry hillsides, meadows, rocky areas. Plant: Erect perennial, one to several stems 10 to 20 inches tall; very sticky stems. Leaves: Basal leaves lanceolate to elliptic or oblanceolate and petiolate, 1-1/4 to 4 inches long; stem leaves opposite, linear to lanceolate, 1-1/4 to 3-1/2 inches long; all hairy and sticky. Inflorescence: Cyme of 1 to up to 20 blossoms, each consisting of a hairy, sticky calyx tube with 10 dark purple veins and 5 white or pinkish-white petals about half as long as the calyx tube, each petal notched at the tip. Bloom Period: July and August. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America and American Southwest |
BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key | Colorado Status: Native |
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